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president obama said he will announce exactly what he plans to do in the coming months. brian. >> white house correspondent kristen welker from the north lawn on a friday night. kristen, thanks. one more note from that meeting at the white house today. president obama announced the newest recipient of the medal of honor, this nation's highest military decoration for valor. it will be awarded next month to now-retired army staff sergeant clinton romesha from north dakota for his courageous actions while serving as a section leader back in '09. he will be the fourth living recipient awarded the medal of honor for actions in either iraq or afghanistan. >>> now to the skies. it's been a rough week for boeing its new state-of-the-art 787 dreamliner, ending today with federal officials announcing a top to bottom review of the aircraft. this after a series of what appear to be unrelated incidents that have embarrassed the company and raised concerns about safety along the way. tom costello covers aviation for us. he's with us from dulles airport outside washington. tom, good ev
president obama said he will announce exactly what he plans to do in the coming months. brian. >> white house correspondent kristen welker from the north lawn on a friday night. kristen, thanks. one more note from that meeting at the white house today. president obama announced the newest recipient of the medal of honor, this nation's highest military decoration for valor. it will be awarded next month to now-retired army staff sergeant clinton romesha from north dakota for his courageous...
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still, some women say team obama could still use some of those binders full of women. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> there's news out of the world of sports. we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition diagnosed in at least two former nfl players who also took their own lives. seau's family asked that his brain tissue be analyzed after his death. test results from the national institutes of health show he had a brain disease called cte, caused by repeated blows to the head. symptoms can include memory loss, aggression and depression. >>> now to a life or death struggle that has captured attention around the world. 11 whales trapped under the ice, running out of breathing room. and just as a rescue mission was ramping up, something unexpected took place. it's all happening way up in remote northern quebec. and nbc news chief environmental affairs correspondent anne thompson has our report. >> this is a scene of beauty and bewilderment. the ocean's top predators, killer
still, some women say team obama could still use some of those binders full of women. andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> there's news out of the world of sports. we learned today former nfl star linebacker, junior seau, who committed suicide at the age of 43 last may had the same brain condition diagnosed in at least two former nfl players who also took their own lives. seau's family asked that his brain tissue be analyzed after his death. test results from the national...
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inauguration parade on january 21st. >> president obama will be sworn in at the capitol and go down to the white house, in the parade procession and we'll follow he and michelle. >> reporter: king says it took years and years of research, right down to the kind of wood used. >> we constructed the body out of the exact same materials that were used by the carriage works who built the original bodies in paris in 1916, including importing $4,000 worth of mahogany from the ivory coast in africa. it's important to do the job right. this is the only ambulance of its kind in the country. >> reporter: king says he hopes the blaambulance recreation wil send a message about the importance of volunteerism, a mission that caught the attention of the first lady. >> michelle obama gave a number of commencement addresses at colleges stressing volunteerism, and at that time we were building the ambulance, i wrote her to applaud that act. last week i was able to write her and tell her that we had been selected and that we would be there. >> reporter: there in washington, d.c., proudly representing v
inauguration parade on january 21st. >> president obama will be sworn in at the capitol and go down to the white house, in the parade procession and we'll follow he and michelle. >> reporter: king says it took years and years of research, right down to the kind of wood used. >> we constructed the body out of the exact same materials that were used by the carriage works who built the original bodies in paris in 1916, including importing $4,000 worth of mahogany from the ivory...
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. >> the obama administration says it may withdraw all a u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. white house officials said troops would remain in the country long enough to ensure afghan forces maintain their own security but is not ruling out the possibility of e early withdrawal. >> new concerns over boeing's 787 dream liners after two planes suffered mishaps at logan airport in boston. one of the flights was cancelled yesterday after a fuel leak just a day after an electrical fire broke out in another plane after landing on friday. san jose will be the only airport with daily nonstop dream liner service to asia. in time for flu season a new facebook app helps you track down who gave you the flu. the app is called "help i have the flu." it is designed to help track down the suspects responsible for spreading the virus. with a click of a button the app a goes through friends' profiles looking for posts with key words like "flu," or "coughing." it will scan for people who made late night posts. the idea is sleep depry pags puts people
. >> the obama administration says it may withdraw all a u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of 2014. white house officials said troops would remain in the country long enough to ensure afghan forces maintain their own security but is not ruling out the possibility of e early withdrawal. >> new concerns over boeing's 787 dream liners after two planes suffered mishaps at logan airport in boston. one of the flights was cancelled yesterday after a fuel leak just a day after an...
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he will be given the medal of honor by president obama next month. he's been praised for ignoring his own battle wounds to rescue the injured and retrieve the dead in an ambush in 2009 with 300 fighters in afghanistan. >> robert f. kennedy jr. was convinced it was not one lone gunman responsible for the death of his uncle john f. kennedy, but he won't say why. he also said his father believed the warren commission report was a, quote, shoddy piece of craftmanship. they were interviewed last night in dallas as a year of observance begins for the 5050th anniversary of the president's death. >>> and finally, if for your whole life, all you ever did day in and day out was run around a track as fast as you can, you would at one point have a wild fantasy about driving off course one day. this horse had that fantasy. he was heading back to the barn when he bolted for greener pastures, said i'm tired of the track, tossed the jockey, escaped from the lairal race track and was free for two minutes. another jockey and trainer followed the 4-year-old named bulle
he will be given the medal of honor by president obama next month. he's been praised for ignoring his own battle wounds to rescue the injured and retrieve the dead in an ambush in 2009 with 300 fighters in afghanistan. >> robert f. kennedy jr. was convinced it was not one lone gunman responsible for the death of his uncle john f. kennedy, but he won't say why. he also said his father believed the warren commission report was a, quote, shoddy piece of craftmanship. they were interviewed...
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what is on the snead obama? boehner? i'll tell what you it should be the charmin bears because when you pull an idea like this out of your ass, you're going to need something soft. [ laughter ] besides, it doesn't matter, all of this means nothing because a one trillion dollar coin doesn't solve anything. our nation's debt is $16 trillion. we can't make a $16 trillion coin. that's just silly. we'll be right back. [cheers and applause]>> stephen, everybody. thank you so much. [cheers and applause] folks in just a few minutes my guest will be jimmy wales, founder of wikipedia, the gigantic free online encyclopedia that invites users to write and edit all the articles. it's that feature that allowed me to rally my viewers back in 2006 to save a majestic creature from the threat of extinction. find the page on elephants and create an entry that says the number of elephants has tripled in the last six months. folks, you responded to valently that wikipedia locked the page and to this day it remains semi protected until march
what is on the snead obama? boehner? i'll tell what you it should be the charmin bears because when you pull an idea like this out of your ass, you're going to need something soft. [ laughter ] besides, it doesn't matter, all of this means nothing because a one trillion dollar coin doesn't solve anything. our nation's debt is $16 trillion. we can't make a $16 trillion coin. that's just silly. we'll be right back. [cheers and applause]>> stephen, everybody. thank you so much. [cheers and...
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obama you got your tax increase on the rich. now, we have to turn to spending. >> paul, i really think that anybody who thinks this is a certainty is crazy. as steve just said, president obama is saying he wants more tax increases. there is no solution on the other side. there is no certainty out there. people are looking at very expensive obamacare and no way to pay for it. >> paul: if we can afford it after paying your tax bill, you might want to hire a lobbyist. it was awarded with $400 million in tax breaks in fiscal cliff deal. we'll tell you who the other big winners were when we come back. >> president obama for his part praised this week's huge new tax increase saying that millionaires and billionaires will finally pay their fair share under the fiscal cliff compromise, that is unless they were smart enough to hire a lobbyist. those folks managed to get their taxes reduced in the deal, as congress handed out 78 million dollars in tax write-offs for nascar track owners 222 million dollars in tax rebates forum distillers,
obama you got your tax increase on the rich. now, we have to turn to spending. >> paul, i really think that anybody who thinks this is a certainty is crazy. as steve just said, president obama is saying he wants more tax increases. there is no solution on the other side. there is no certainty out there. people are looking at very expensive obamacare and no way to pay for it. >> paul: if we can afford it after paying your tax bill, you might want to hire a lobbyist. it was awarded...
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and she looked at me and she looked at my official obama pen that said lgbt for obama and she looked at me with tears in her eyes and she said, our time has really come, hasn't it? we both cried. that moment with bernice takes some of the pain of this day away. on this day i always feel a heightened affinity with my uncle for this was that night 34 years ago that i had to first reflect on my own conversations with harvey. anyone who has had conversations with harvey will know, you cannot get away easy. and he didn't let me as a teenager get away easy either. i had to reflect about the meaning of those conversations. it was a day that i had to look hard at what his love and guidance would mean to me that that was gone, that i could only think of the words and the conversations that we had. my uncle was moved by all extraordinary heroes of authenticity that he would see, particularly when it wasn't pretty or easy for them. that is in many ways where the milk foundation is today. we will go where no one else will go. we will go when other organizations and activists had said no. we will
and she looked at me and she looked at my official obama pen that said lgbt for obama and she looked at me with tears in her eyes and she said, our time has really come, hasn't it? we both cried. that moment with bernice takes some of the pain of this day away. on this day i always feel a heightened affinity with my uncle for this was that night 34 years ago that i had to first reflect on my own conversations with harvey. anyone who has had conversations with harvey will know, you cannot get...
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as steve just said, president obama's already saying he wants more tax increases. he's not done with that at all. and there is no solution in the spending side so there's no certainty out there. people are still looking at a very expensive obamacare and no way to pay for it. >> if we can afford it after paying your tax bill, you might want to hire a lobbyist, that's what hollywood did and it was rewarded with more than 400 million dollars in tax breaks in this fiscal cliff deal. we'll tell you who the other big winners were when we come back. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. >> president obama for his part praised this week's huge new tax increase saying that millionaires and billionaires will finally pay their fair share under the fiscal cliff compromise, that is unless they were smart enough to hire a lobb
as steve just said, president obama's already saying he wants more tax increases. he's not done with that at all. and there is no solution in the spending side so there's no certainty out there. people are still looking at a very expensive obamacare and no way to pay for it. >> if we can afford it after paying your tax bill, you might want to hire a lobbyist, that's what hollywood did and it was rewarded with more than 400 million dollars in tax breaks in this fiscal cliff deal. we'll...
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. >>> another big story, a senior administration official has confirmed president obama will nominate former senator chuck hagel as secretary of defense. the former senator is a republican from nebraska but could face a tough fight. he was against the surge in iraq and has said military action in iran would be a bad idea. he has also raised eyebrows with some statements he's made about israel leading some people to question whether he would be loyal to the nation. >> chuck hagel is a tremendous patriot and statesman, served incredibly in vietnam, served in country as a u.s. states senator. he hasn't had a chance to speak for himself and so why all the prejudging, i don't know. >> congress will not be in session when the nomination is made tomorrow. >>> the edge on d.c. now where a man's body was found in the narrow creek in the 8100 block of beach drive near portal street drive northwest. at this point investigators do not believe there was foul play. the metropolitan mitt and u.s. park police are investigating -- police department and u.s. park police are investigating. >>> in d.c. p
. >>> another big story, a senior administration official has confirmed president obama will nominate former senator chuck hagel as secretary of defense. the former senator is a republican from nebraska but could face a tough fight. he was against the surge in iraq and has said military action in iran would be a bad idea. he has also raised eyebrows with some statements he's made about israel leading some people to question whether he would be loyal to the nation. >> chuck hagel...
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. >> this is just one of the very big issues facing the white house as we approach president obama's second inauguration later this month. as we mentioned, we'll catch up with a guy who will likely have a big voice in republican pop tix over the next four years. he is new jersey's governor, chris christie. we'll talk to him live in a couple of minutes. >>> also ahead, a warning about those metal water bottles. they're popular with children. it turns out there is a risk of kids getting their tongues trapped inside. very serious. can lead to a trip to the emergency room. so what, if anything, is being done about it? >>> then a strange phenomenon off the coast of southern california. we're talking about massive squid. they are being spotted and caught in record numbers. we'll get a live report about that. >>> but let us start on a wednesday morning in washington where the obama administration is getting ready to tackle a whole host of issues, beginning this morning with gun control. nbc's peter alexander is at the white house. peter, good morning. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you.
. >> this is just one of the very big issues facing the white house as we approach president obama's second inauguration later this month. as we mentioned, we'll catch up with a guy who will likely have a big voice in republican pop tix over the next four years. he is new jersey's governor, chris christie. we'll talk to him live in a couple of minutes. >>> also ahead, a warning about those metal water bottles. they're popular with children. it turns out there is a risk of kids...
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look, you havehe same unemployment number as you did with all the stimulus spending when president obama took office. so, you know, to caroline's point, my gosh, stimulus spending is wonderful, helpful, it's so great. i don't see -- i'm scratching my head to see that the unemployment number whether you looked the at the u-6 number, the people that have given up looking for jobs or look at the raw unemployment number has done nothing since he took office in january of '09, that stimulus spending helps somehow. in fact, i don't see how you can make the argument the government picking industries to prosper like the whole wind farm thing, as opposed to oil and coal, is a good effective use of money. >> brenda: okay, caroline? >> because oil and coal, why do you think these oil and coal industries are so successful? they got funds upfront from the government. we've actually developed every major energy source and now moving to green energy and you're saying we shouldn't invest in it. >> the government has deloped every major energy source? my gosh, and-- >> hold on, guys, go ahead. >> and oil
look, you havehe same unemployment number as you did with all the stimulus spending when president obama took office. so, you know, to caroline's point, my gosh, stimulus spending is wonderful, helpful, it's so great. i don't see -- i'm scratching my head to see that the unemployment number whether you looked the at the u-6 number, the people that have given up looking for jobs or look at the raw unemployment number has done nothing since he took office in january of '09, that stimulus spending...
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spiezio president obama is now nominating jack lew to replace timothy geithner. welcome, everybody. let's just say this president loved the movie and it ended there. this president's cabinet is a far cry from that president's cabinet. again confirming it is more loaded with inside the box than outside the box. forget john kerry and chuck hagel. think of a time when a president surrounded himself with meaningful people. i'm not saying that jack lew doesn't deserve to be the secretary. but he's just not a lincolnesque choice. a president who dared to break the mold. >> is asking the world that they are up to the task? let's ask john layfield and chris stirewalt and myra weinstein. it did hearken back to a time when lincoln was very comfortable with the cabinet. what happened to those days? >> one of the things that has happened is we don't do much with cabinets anymore. they are there for photo ops. outside, there are a couple of key spots in defense justice. the president isn't engaged and he was back and forth for pictures. the other part is that for the president we have gotten to
spiezio president obama is now nominating jack lew to replace timothy geithner. welcome, everybody. let's just say this president loved the movie and it ended there. this president's cabinet is a far cry from that president's cabinet. again confirming it is more loaded with inside the box than outside the box. forget john kerry and chuck hagel. think of a time when a president surrounded himself with meaningful people. i'm not saying that jack lew doesn't deserve to be the secretary. but he's...
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president obama got to give his two cents. >> twinkle. we'll be calling you that from now on. >> don't get it confused with tinkle, please. >> catch it don't right here on nbc. up next, the oscar nominations. but first this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. >>> it's a terrific time to be in hollywood. the golden globes this sunday night. a lot of anticipation as this morning the oscar nominations were announced. >>> "lincoln" leading with a total of 12. glaring omissions 234 several categories. here's how it all plays out in beverly hills. >> hi there. good morning. i'm seth mcfarland, the
president obama got to give his two cents. >> twinkle. we'll be calling you that from now on. >> don't get it confused with tinkle, please. >> catch it don't right here on nbc. up next, the oscar nominations. but first this is "today" on nbc. first, this is "today" on nbc. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable...
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detention facility at guantanamo bay in cuba marks its eleventh anniversary despite president obama's four year old promise to shut the camp while human rights groups are calling for freedom for those cleared for release and for fair trial for others polls show the majority of americans have moved on and as archie's gannett she can reports public opinion in the u.s. relies more on fiction than fact. president obama's call to look forward not backward has resulted in attempts to sweep the past under the rug including some of his own promises earlier i intend to close guantanamo and i will follow through on that colonel morris davis was a chief prosecutor at guantanamo under george w. bush and he later became a vocal critic of the practices there and strongly supported president obama's pledge to shut down the prison he says the perception of guantanamo in the u.s. has come a long way since two thousand and eight when he was a burning and highly controversial issue with the nation demanding action he gets a free pass on i mean the public largely could care less the mainstream media now
detention facility at guantanamo bay in cuba marks its eleventh anniversary despite president obama's four year old promise to shut the camp while human rights groups are calling for freedom for those cleared for release and for fair trial for others polls show the majority of americans have moved on and as archie's gannett she can reports public opinion in the u.s. relies more on fiction than fact. president obama's call to look forward not backward has resulted in attempts to sweep the past...
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tomorrow he's scheduled to meet with president obama. >>> well there is a war of sorts between virginia and maryland over just where that new fbi headquarters should be located. as peggy fox reports today, northern virginia brought out the big guns, some federal state and local leaders all who want to bring the agency to the old dominion. >> reporter: it's rare to see a diverse group like this in one place saying the same thing. >> we all worked together on this, we are a team. >> reporter: there was liberal democrat jim moran and republicans. even though that they all have sites they want the fbi to consider as it looks to leave its crumbling old headquarters downtown, virginia's elected leaders are lobbying as a united front. >> the nexus of homeland security, defense related, intelligence related and law enforcement related facilities in virginia are unrivaled in the nation. we believe that the fbi could not find a better location. >> they have chosen the warehouse site in springfield near the old mall being developed. it is near i-95 for required access and next to the metro station
tomorrow he's scheduled to meet with president obama. >>> well there is a war of sorts between virginia and maryland over just where that new fbi headquarters should be located. as peggy fox reports today, northern virginia brought out the big guns, some federal state and local leaders all who want to bring the agency to the old dominion. >> reporter: it's rare to see a diverse group like this in one place saying the same thing. >> we all worked together on this, we are a...
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rote for president obama. it's very disrespectful. he should try to bring the republicans together and show leadership and agree if the debt ceiling needs to be raised, the issue has to be addressed. >> no serious people who have talked about the damage that would be inflicted on our country were the debt ceiling to not be raised, not only on our country, but the global economy. yet, as far as political tactics, the president saying,im not going to debate this. is that the right way for this president, as he gets set to kick off term number 2, to engage his colleagues on the other side of the aisle? >> you certainly want the president to be open. i think he is open to hearing all sides, but this is the thing that really gets to me. i think this is a shell game being played with the american people. i do not like it. i think that many americans do not. this is really about austerity, american style. in this budget package, we have more than $4 trillion that have been added to the federal deficit. so what are we
rote for president obama. it's very disrespectful. he should try to bring the republicans together and show leadership and agree if the debt ceiling needs to be raised, the issue has to be addressed. >> no serious people who have talked about the damage that would be inflicted on our country were the debt ceiling to not be raised, not only on our country, but the global economy. yet, as far as political tactics, the president saying,im not going to debate this. is that the right way for...
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>> reporter: they even managed to expand gun rights during president obama's first term, leafizing guns in national parks and on amtrak. the nra has lots of money, $3 million on campaign contributions and lobbying last year alone. how powerful is the nra? remember, they give grades to members of congress. and how many got an a with sticking with them and opposing all gun control? 288 members, the overwhelming majority of congress. it's enough to intimidate democrats, too. just listen to joe biden in 2008. >> barack obama ain't taking my shotgun, so, don't buy that. >> reporter: recent polls suggest an opening for some gun control. a majority now favoring a ban on semiautomatic handguns. but it would be a mistake to think the nra's influence has waned. in the three weeks after the shooting, in newtown, connecticut, they added more than 100,000 new members. diane? >> all right, thank you jonathan karl. and in those three weeks after newtown, now, another school shooting today, at a high school in california. police say a student with a shotgun wounded a 16-year-old he was targeting, then
>> reporter: they even managed to expand gun rights during president obama's first term, leafizing guns in national parks and on amtrak. the nra has lots of money, $3 million on campaign contributions and lobbying last year alone. how powerful is the nra? remember, they give grades to members of congress. and how many got an a with sticking with them and opposing all gun control? 288 members, the overwhelming majority of congress. it's enough to intimidate democrats, too. just listen to...
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obama. the fourth white male mr. obama has chosen in the last month to has chosen in the last month tot fill top openings in his cabinei and administration.onve seized critics have seized on this photo that shows the president photo that shows the president surrounded by all male advisors, although t surrounded by all male advisers top aid although the white house says top aidehidden behind the men. in addition, one of the president's two female deputy chiefs of valerie jarrett is hidden behind the men. e.p.a. administrator lisa week. epa jackson is quitting and so is is quitting and so is labor labor secretary hilda solis.s.d perhaps the most high profile woman in the president's perhaps the most high-profile woman in the president's cabinet, secretary of state e ha hillary clinton is also on her way out. >> the white house is probably going to be careful with the ls next announcement to have some next announcement to women, maybe some minorities to women, maybe some minorities be a part of it, to be part of it, to
obama. the fourth white male mr. obama has chosen in the last month to has chosen in the last month tot fill top openings in his cabinei and administration.onve seized critics have seized on this photo that shows the president photo that shows the president surrounded by all male advisors, although t surrounded by all male advisers top aid although the white house says top aidehidden behind the men. in addition, one of the president's two female deputy chiefs of valerie jarrett is hidden behind...
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president obama asks r the task force after the mass shooting of 20 school children and six educators in newtown, connecticut, last month. >> and there has to be common ground here. >> reporter: after the meeting, biden met with the nra. the group opposes gun control efforts. vice president biden will meet with representatives of the video game industry on friday. >>> the nra released a statement today saying, quote, we were disappointed with how little this meet handwriting to do with keeping our children safe and how much it had to do with an agenda to attack the second amendment, end quote. >>> president obama named his pick for the next secretary treasury. the president is nominating jack lou. before his current chief of staff, he was the president's director, a job he held in the clinton white house. some republicans are skeptical about the choice saying lou was less than honest about president obama's budget and its affects on the nation's debt. >> and he did not show the kind of independence and credibility we would want in that important cabinet position. >> and as with all ca
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karzai is scheduled to meet with president obama tomorrow. >>> today a former d.c. police police officer will be sentenced for shooting multiple people. kenneth fur faces sever years in prison for the bizarre incident in august of 2011. he was convicted for soliciting a transgender woman for sex outside a cvs in northwest washington. when she refused he became angry and allegedly threatened her and one of her friends with a gun. a few minutes later, fur confronted them, jumped on the hood of their car and shot through the windshield, hitting three people. all the victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. >>> this morning a d.c. police officer is under arrest for sexually abusing a child. according to investigators, officer wendell palmer is charged with first-degree child sexual abuse for incidents that happened when the accuser was a juvenile. police have not said how old the victim is now or when the alleged incidents happened. this morning, weekend sell on paid admin-- wendell is is paid administrative leave. >>> former penn state football coach jerry sandu
karzai is scheduled to meet with president obama tomorrow. >>> today a former d.c. police police officer will be sentenced for shooting multiple people. kenneth fur faces sever years in prison for the bizarre incident in august of 2011. he was convicted for soliciting a transgender woman for sex outside a cvs in northwest washington. when she refused he became angry and allegedly threatened her and one of her friends with a gun. a few minutes later, fur confronted them, jumped on the...
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president obama sets to nominate former republican senator chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense, a decision that is critics on both the left and the right. this morning, retired general stanley mccrystal weighs in, in a live interview. his first since he resigned amid controversy of his own. >>> alabama high school student is under arrest prepared for an attack against fellow students. a teacher uncovering the alleged plan in a notebook left in class. it was found at the suspect's home that has police even more worried. >>> and a father's concern. prince charles opens up about his son, harry's service in afghanistan. >> i worry every time. >> and he looks ahead to life as a grandfather "today," monday, january 7th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with is savannah guthrie live rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer alongside savannah guthrie, al roker and natalie morales. the gang is back together in a long time for a really long time. >> not since last year. >> that old thing? >> i've never heard that. >
president obama sets to nominate former republican senator chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense, a decision that is critics on both the left and the right. this morning, retired general stanley mccrystal weighs in, in a live interview. his first since he resigned amid controversy of his own. >>> alabama high school student is under arrest prepared for an attack against fellow students. a teacher uncovering the alleged plan in a notebook left in class. it was found at the...
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while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran, president obama, for secretary of defense, chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> sean: joining me now, a rising star in the republican party mo has already come out and voiced opposition to hagel's nomination. texas senator in the studio ted cruz, on your big victory. >> thank you, good to be here. >> sean: it's great to have you. what about his inability to name terrorist groups for what they are? >> it's really remarkable. you know, that ad, i think, highlighted a number of the aspects of senator hagel's record that are most troubling. you take, for example, a vote on designating the iranian revolutionary guard as a terrorist group. at the time the revolutionary guard was sending explosive projectile into iraq and used to kill service members. that's the definition of terrorism and it it makes one wonder, if they're not terrorists, who is. >> sean: it's not only them, it's hezbollah, yasser arafat, fatah at the time, hamas. what about these issues with israel? he actually even talked about a
while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran, president obama, for secretary of defense, chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> sean: joining me now, a rising star in the republican party mo has already come out and voiced opposition to hagel's nomination. texas senator in the studio ted cruz, on your big victory. >> thank you, good to be here. >> sean: it's great to have you. what about his inability to name terrorist groups for...
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president obama is defending his choice for secretary of defense in chuck hagel. critics questioned whether the nebraskan republican is committed to israel's defense. he says his record has been distorted. the white house is lobbying key jewish groups for support. on monday president obama said he admired hagel's willingness to speak his mind. >>> survivors and victims' family members heard emotional testimony at a preliminary hearing for aurora, colorado, movie shooting suspect james holmes. the officer who arrested holmes said the accused gunman was, quote, very, very relaxed and detached. other police witnesses were visibly moved when they described the scene last july where 70 people were shot, 12 of them fatally. >>> a new study shows a spike in the number of cancer cases related to hpv, the sexually transmitted human papilloma virus. the increase includes oral and anal cancers in both men and women. it calls for a greater effort to vaccinate young people against hpv. new cases of cervical cancers are down thanks to better screening and early detection. >> a
president obama is defending his choice for secretary of defense in chuck hagel. critics questioned whether the nebraskan republican is committed to israel's defense. he says his record has been distorted. the white house is lobbying key jewish groups for support. on monday president obama said he admired hagel's willingness to speak his mind. >>> survivors and victims' family members heard emotional testimony at a preliminary hearing for aurora, colorado, movie shooting suspect james...
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bush was president with president obama in office in your opinion has anything changed that the agency induced the valence program what in what direction is ricin and stretching taking program changes that's getting worse they're doing more that's why they i mean he is supporting the building of the bus still facility which is over two billion dollars they're spending on storage a lot of data so that means that they're collecting a lot more now and they need more storage for it so that that facility by my calculations that i submitted in a sworn affidavit to the court for the electronic frontier foundation lawsuit against an a say. would hold on the order of five thousand exabytes or five zeta bytes of data just at current storage capacity that's being advertised on the web that you can buy currently and that's not talking about what they have in the near future ok so what were they going to do with all of that is ok they're storing it why should anybody anybody be concerned well if you ever get on their enemies list like a tray assisted or for whatever reason then you can be drawn int
bush was president with president obama in office in your opinion has anything changed that the agency induced the valence program what in what direction is ricin and stretching taking program changes that's getting worse they're doing more that's why they i mean he is supporting the building of the bus still facility which is over two billion dollars they're spending on storage a lot of data so that means that they're collecting a lot more now and they need more storage for it so that that...
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. >>> news alert from washington, more changes ahead for president obama's cabinet. secretary of labor announced today she is resigning. she is one of the highest ranking hispanics in the administration. she plans to return to california where she is expected to run for a seat on the los angeles board of supervisors. >>> president obama expected to nominate jacob lou for treasury secretary. he is currently chief of staff he would replace tim geithner. jeff session said if lou is nominated he will try to block his nomination saying he mislead congress ability the obama -- about the obama plans to reduce the national debt. >>> national cathedral will host, same-sex marriages. they decided the new policy when the marriages became legal in dc and maryland. >> i think there is a pretty good consensus in the church about same sex blessing and in places where same-sex marriage is legal. because of our stature goes beyond the episcopal church we are trying to speak out to the christian and interfaith community around the country we stand for marriage equality and with lgbt p
. >>> news alert from washington, more changes ahead for president obama's cabinet. secretary of labor announced today she is resigning. she is one of the highest ranking hispanics in the administration. she plans to return to california where she is expected to run for a seat on the los angeles board of supervisors. >>> president obama expected to nominate jacob lou for treasury secretary. he is currently chief of staff he would replace tim geithner. jeff session said if lou...
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. >> reporter: the obama administration says they're looking for ways to stop mass shootings like the massacre in newtown, connecticut. the vice. and his task force are talking to a range of groups, from victims of gun violence to major gun sellers like wal-mart and even hollywood. cbs news has learned president owe bam pa will likely reveal -- obama will likely reveal new ideas to introduce to cut down gun violence. the white house could also recommend universal background checks for gun buyers and a national gun database. many members of congress oppose the measures, but the vice president says the president may be able to bypass congress and use an executive order. mike collins works at a virginia gun shop. he says all the talk about new restrictions had boosted business. >> a lot of people have been on the fence. they were thinking about buying them anyway. all this did was speed up their decision to get it now. >> reporter: collins says the spike in sales is creating a shortage of guns and ammunition. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> the gun control debate isn't
. >> reporter: the obama administration says they're looking for ways to stop mass shootings like the massacre in newtown, connecticut. the vice. and his task force are talking to a range of groups, from victims of gun violence to major gun sellers like wal-mart and even hollywood. cbs news has learned president owe bam pa will likely reveal -- obama will likely reveal new ideas to introduce to cut down gun violence. the white house could also recommend universal background checks for gun...
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as obama's second term gets underway. that he are expected to have background check without exception. >> universal background chec checks. not just close the gun show loophole but universal background check including private sales. >> swing state of virginia with the history of depending the second amendment. both sides have popular suggestions. 92% favor closing the loophole. 66% propose the armed officers in school. biden is promoting other restrictions, too. >> i never heard so much about the need to do something about the high capacity magazines, as i heard spontaneous from every group we met with so far. >> the vice president met with the gun rights groups including the nra which opposing anything that diminishing second amendment rights and have seen the membership grow by 100,000 since the newtown, connecticut, ram pain and the president's promise to respond aggressively. >> after meeting with the vice president, the nra complained that the focus was not so much about protecting kids but attacking the second amend
as obama's second term gets underway. that he are expected to have background check without exception. >> universal background chec checks. not just close the gun show loophole but universal background check including private sales. >> swing state of virginia with the history of depending the second amendment. both sides have popular suggestions. 92% favor closing the loophole. 66% propose the armed officers in school. biden is promoting other restrictions, too. >> i never...
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it did represent fictionally what barack obama represented factually. the best of what america could be. having only emancipated slaves 100 and something years before could put as its chief executive of black man. it was better drama. >> it was a very deliberate choice. it was a story telling choice. >> it was a more interesting choice. >> trying to create stakes. the assassination would be a national catastrophe. the first african american with a chance for the white house. that is where the choice came from. >> last question. yes? >> [inaudible] i want to circle back about what you said about the saudi ambassador. you've already discussed with you think about. what control does you have over the show's going there and being translated, and maybe not the dialogue that you intended? how does that work? according to him, this is a huge influence in how we are viewed. >> it is a distribution -- what control do we have in terms of distribution? >> [inaudible] >> she is asking an artistic question. >> i sent fox has some monitoring. >> that is not the quest
it did represent fictionally what barack obama represented factually. the best of what america could be. having only emancipated slaves 100 and something years before could put as its chief executive of black man. it was better drama. >> it was a very deliberate choice. it was a story telling choice. >> it was a more interesting choice. >> trying to create stakes. the assassination would be a national catastrophe. the first african american with a chance for the white house....
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a lot of us thought from barack obama would be may have like bill clinton. once he lost big in the first off election year, 2010, he would come to the center. he didn't do that. and so now you see our house conference. i was just there yesterday. they are more focused than ever to engage in this fight, whether it's going to be during the debt limit debate that will come in two months or we have a c. o. debate, which the government is only funded through the end of march this year. so to fund the government for the rest of the year we will have another opportunity for a spending fight. but you have people that are now ready to engage in a way like never before to make sure we reform spending and save the country. >> we mentioned one of the things you did sponsor was a piece of legislation that says you will freeze the pay for members of congress. a lot of people would say bravo. if you don't reduce the deficit, maybe there ought to be a reduction in pay. everyone knew in washington you had this deadline and nobody seemed to get serious about it until about mi
a lot of us thought from barack obama would be may have like bill clinton. once he lost big in the first off election year, 2010, he would come to the center. he didn't do that. and so now you see our house conference. i was just there yesterday. they are more focused than ever to engage in this fight, whether it's going to be during the debt limit debate that will come in two months or we have a c. o. debate, which the government is only funded through the end of march this year. so to fund...
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and team obama and sen the democrats are going all out for new gun controls. tomorrow, vice president biden is going to meet with organizations and thursday he is going to the nra. all this suspect senator feinstein plans to go after h d handguns. let's talk. we have blake zeth and we may get jeannine turner. blake, the thing that blows we aw away, no handguns are you kidding me? look, i'd like to make a few changes myself. but what is that all about except a violation of the second amendment. >> i haven't seen the agreement. look, i think at the end of the day, the house is controlled by the republicans. and they are not in favor of the gun safety legislation. they are going to have to change some minds. reaching out to gun owners not alive with the leadership with the nra and fun nevmanufactures. but reasonable gun owners like my father-in-law who likes to hunt but doesn't mind that people have to submit to a background check to get guns. those are the people that we need to make change. >> i think they are going to go beyond restrictions on assault weapons
and team obama and sen the democrats are going all out for new gun controls. tomorrow, vice president biden is going to meet with organizations and thursday he is going to the nra. all this suspect senator feinstein plans to go after h d handguns. let's talk. we have blake zeth and we may get jeannine turner. blake, the thing that blows we aw away, no handguns are you kidding me? look, i'd like to make a few changes myself. but what is that all about except a violation of the second amendment....
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they're dealing with barack obama, and barack obama has shown 99 out of 100 times that i'm not sure what the one other time is that if threatened he will cave. that's what he does. he's threatening. >> they're threatening the white house. they're also threatening their senate colleagues, their democratic senate colleagues. they're saying to the rest of the senate which they're a minority, they're saying listen, if we don't work something without we're prepared to shut the government down. it's to try to get the senate back on their heels, too. >> cenk: if you're a democrat and you're not in on this, okay. >> of course. >> cenk: and you actually care about progressive priorities and winning elections and, etc. which i think they do, the latter part, wouldn't you say oh my god please, please, have at it, hoss. make my day. you want to be the new newt gringrich, shut down the government. i'll relax and enjoy the show. >> that goes to my point. they think it's a new strategy, to get out in front of it, it makes them look like they're in charge and the other people by default are shutting the
they're dealing with barack obama, and barack obama has shown 99 out of 100 times that i'm not sure what the one other time is that if threatened he will cave. that's what he does. he's threatening. >> they're threatening the white house. they're also threatening their senate colleagues, their democratic senate colleagues. they're saying to the rest of the senate which they're a minority, they're saying listen, if we don't work something without we're prepared to shut the government down....
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what's wrong with what obama is doing? it seems very compassionate. >> senator cruz got it right -- >> this particular thing that that was announced this time is a relatively small measure, but what it is is a piece of a larger strategy that the senator actually referred to as well where this administration is usurping congress' authority and making immigration law on its own. because the president knows he's not going to get what he wants, he simply is doing it unilaterally. regardless of what you think about immigration, that kind of government by executive fiat is not what the constitution is about. >> tamara, is that what this is about? or is this addressing, you know, if the family has been broken up for years because not everybody is legal, why shouldn't it be brought together? that's kind of an american way. if you ask me. >> yeah, you have to distinguish policy from politics. policy, this is going to affect a lot of people's lives. and it's going to be very -- you know, it's going to bring families together and it
what's wrong with what obama is doing? it seems very compassionate. >> senator cruz got it right -- >> this particular thing that that was announced this time is a relatively small measure, but what it is is a piece of a larger strategy that the senator actually referred to as well where this administration is usurping congress' authority and making immigration law on its own. because the president knows he's not going to get what he wants, he simply is doing it unilaterally....
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>> well, i actually think lew is perfect for obama. i mean lew's signature, melissa is as unintelligible as the president's economic policies. so he fits right in. actually i share senator sessions's concerns. jack lew has been in washington since he was 18 years old. he is devout liberal and he seeks to maintain and in fact expand the failed entitlement programs that we're dealing with right now. i mean what i think treasury needs, keep in mind, this is the individual who signs the currency, we need a cutter, someone able to make those big difficult decisions and preserve currency. i don't think jack lew is that guy. melissa: even more than that james. we need someone to do math. really bugs me that he said we're not adding to the debt anymore. we're spending money that we have each year. if the cfo that is really a budget guy or treasury guy, went out, cfo of a company went out and said this is what we're doing. only spending what is coming in and that much of a misrepresentation, we would be in huge trouble. >> sure. washington acco
>> well, i actually think lew is perfect for obama. i mean lew's signature, melissa is as unintelligible as the president's economic policies. so he fits right in. actually i share senator sessions's concerns. jack lew has been in washington since he was 18 years old. he is devout liberal and he seeks to maintain and in fact expand the failed entitlement programs that we're dealing with right now. i mean what i think treasury needs, keep in mind, this is the individual who signs the...
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the images hit the networks as vice president said he'll send to president obama on tuesday a proposal to change u.s. gun laws. >> diminish the probability that what we've seen will okur, and diminish the probability that our children are at risk in their schools. >> reporter: the nra is expected to recommend a -- and large-capacity clips, and setting up a stronger background check system. no exceptions for gun shows and the internet market, where 40% of guns get sold in and out without any check to stop sales to criminals or the mentally ill. a mass shooting survivor said changing that is job one. >> not removing the second amendment from everybody. that's not what we're talking about. we're talking about making sure guns don't get in the wrong hands. how do we do that? that's a background check. >> reporter: in the wake of the movie massacre in aurora, colorado. >> if assault weapons and rifles were not allowed in this country, my son would still be alive. >> we have an obligation to prevent similar tragedies. >> gun rights advocates are pushing back. >> the best response is to have
the images hit the networks as vice president said he'll send to president obama on tuesday a proposal to change u.s. gun laws. >> diminish the probability that what we've seen will okur, and diminish the probability that our children are at risk in their schools. >> reporter: the nra is expected to recommend a -- and large-capacity clips, and setting up a stronger background check system. no exceptions for gun shows and the internet market, where 40% of guns get sold in and out...
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president obama decided to keep them. that has kept us safe. the sanctity moanous baloney about waterboarding -- sanctity moanous baloney about waterboarding. >> greg: after obama's second term, make him head of the joint chiefs but he can get away with anything. he goes further with drones, rendition, gitmo is still open. he has a criticism -- >> bob: waterboarding? >> dana: he doesn't capture terrorists to interrogate them. he kills them. apparently is a-okay. >> bob: how else are you going to do it? >> greg: can i finish my point? >> bob: of course. >> greg: thank you. there is not a beep from the press over any of this stuff. so he got this amazing force field in ra sense reflects the factual proof that we have an infantile press. >> eric: bring this house, the "washington post" story dana points out, on the cover, talking about rendition going on. it's practice of holding terror suspects in other countrys and not using due process, but still getting information out of them. 2007, july 1, senator barack obama said practice of shipping away
president obama decided to keep them. that has kept us safe. the sanctity moanous baloney about waterboarding -- sanctity moanous baloney about waterboarding. >> greg: after obama's second term, make him head of the joint chiefs but he can get away with anything. he goes further with drones, rendition, gitmo is still open. he has a criticism -- >> bob: waterboarding? >> dana: he doesn't capture terrorists to interrogate them. he kills them. apparently is a-okay. >> bob:...
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if we ever default and i tell you, barack obama may say let's just default. he may stick it to them. if that does happen, there's real long-term damage and make the financial crisis look like a day in the park. they should come to the table with a plan, 15 thints we do before we efault and in the meantime, we're going to negotiate hard with the president. >> mike: charles, great to have you. look forward to seeing you soon and thanks for all the the insight. charlie gasperino, fox business network. [applause] >> well, hollywood celebrities are advocating the banning of guns. plus, why one french actor who thinks he's taxed too much would rather live in red russia. it's all in the the quotes of the week when we return. (applause). >> we are less than a week into (applause) >> we are less than a week into the new year, but the noteables and quoteables are already starting to pour in. the tragic school shooting in newtown, connecticut last month ignited a national debate on gun control and brought a group of celebrities together for a public service announcement
if we ever default and i tell you, barack obama may say let's just default. he may stick it to them. if that does happen, there's real long-term damage and make the financial crisis look like a day in the park. they should come to the table with a plan, 15 thints we do before we efault and in the meantime, we're going to negotiate hard with the president. >> mike: charles, great to have you. look forward to seeing you soon and thanks for all the the insight. charlie gasperino, fox...
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just listen to joe biden in 2008. >> barack obama ain't taking my shotgun, so don't buy that malarkey. >> reporter: but recent polls suggest an opening for some gun control. a majority now favoring a ban on semiautomatic handguns. but it would be a mistake to think the nra's influence has waned. in the three weeks after the shooting in newtown, connecticut, they added more than 100,000 new members. diane? >> all right, thank you jonathan karl. and in those three weeks after newtown, now, another school shooting today, at a high school in california. police say a student with a shotgun wounded a 16-year-old he was targeting, then shot at but missed a second student he was targeting. somehow a teacher and supervisor talked him into putting the gun down. the student he shot is in critical but stable condition tonight. >>> and now, a warning for millions of people who take sleeping pills like ambien. today, the fda said there is evidence that these pills can stay in the body longer than thought. including among drivers behind the wheel. and they plan to change the way some people use it,
just listen to joe biden in 2008. >> barack obama ain't taking my shotgun, so don't buy that malarkey. >> reporter: but recent polls suggest an opening for some gun control. a majority now favoring a ban on semiautomatic handguns. but it would be a mistake to think the nra's influence has waned. in the three weeks after the shooting in newtown, connecticut, they added more than 100,000 new members. diane? >> all right, thank you jonathan karl. and in those three weeks after...
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i did a drawing of president, then senator obama, as samuel l. jackson. you know, holing a gun, saying get these mother bleeping reporters off this mother bleeping plane. with all these snakes coming at him. they put the cnn logo and "the new york times" logo. just gave it to him when we were all walking off the plane. "that's pretty good." >> jimmy: pretty good imitation. this is the book. it's well worth reading. it's called "the outpost." jake tapper, everybody. we'll be right back with jason aldean. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ faster than mandy can hang up on mr. monday. you hang up first. [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds, you've got snack-defying, satisfying totino's pizza rolls. [ ringing ] it's on. let's roll. progresso. your new light creamy potato with bacon & cheese soup says it's 100 calories a serving. that's right. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calorie
i did a drawing of president, then senator obama, as samuel l. jackson. you know, holing a gun, saying get these mother bleeping reporters off this mother bleeping plane. with all these snakes coming at him. they put the cnn logo and "the new york times" logo. just gave it to him when we were all walking off the plane. "that's pretty good." >> jimmy: pretty good imitation. this is the book. it's well worth reading. it's called "the outpost." jake tapper,...